Higher Lane Primary School
Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Tetlow
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Vision Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 491
- URN
- 144575
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617662005
About this school
Higher Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 491 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 65 | 67 | 68 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 76% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Higher Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 512 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Higher Lane Primary School compares
Higher Lane Primary School ranked 37th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.3% | 15.6% | 491 | — |
| Whitefield Community Primary School | 63% | 5% | 43.4% | 170 | 0.4 miles |
| Ribble Drive Community Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 50.8% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 8% | 278 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 26.1% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
| Heaton Park Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 20.8% | 423 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.63%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitefield Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Ribble Drive Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Heaton Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Higher Lane Primary School ranks 128th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Higher Lane Primary School teach?
- Higher Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Higher Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Higher Lane Primary School is Mr Ian Tetlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Higher Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Higher Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Higher Lane Primary School?
- Higher Lane Primary School has 491 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Higher Lane Primary School full?
- Higher Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 491 on roll (117%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Higher Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Higher Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Higher Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Higher Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Higher Lane Primary School?
- Higher Lane Primary School is part of VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Higher Lane Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Higher Lane Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Higher Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Higher Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Higher Lane Primary School ranked 37th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Higher Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Higher Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Higher Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Higher Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.